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Danny Maylie (from left), Mary Whisande and Terry Jordan set up tents during Thursday's preparations for the Battle of Aiken. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Confederate Park on Powell Pond Road. Battles will start at 2 p.m. each day, with a period church service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. For more information, visit battleofaiken.org.

ROLLING ON THE RIVER CASINO NIGHT: 7-10 p.m., Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St.; gambling tables, dealers, prize auction, open bar, hors d'oeuvres; $30 per person, $50 per couple; cocktail attire; 21 and older; benefits museum programs and operations; for tickets, call (706) 722-8454.

SATURDAY

RHONDA VINCENT AND THE RAGE: 7:30 p.m., Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; for tickets, call (706) 722-8341.

GOP BREAKFAST: 9 a.m., Fatz Cafe; Evans; Columbia County Sheriff Clay Whittle will speak; breakfast costs $6; reservations are not required; www.columbia countyrepublicanparty.org, or call (706) 267-3499.

RIVER'S EDGE SERTOMA SPRING CHARITY: 10 a.m. silent auction, 11:30 a.m. fashion show, 12:15 p.m. lunch; North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Ave., North Augusta; fashions by Ann Taylor; $18; (803) 278-1190.

HUDSON SHAD: 7:30 p.m., Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Theatre, Evans; $30; full-time students and military personnel with valid ID can purchase $7 tickets on concert evening only (subject to availability); presented by the Augusta Symphony Columbia County Music Series; (706) 826-4705.

EXTREME FIGHT IV: 8 p.m., Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; (706) 722-3521.